(December 1945)
Fawcett,
1943 Series
- Volume
- 5
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications, Incorporated
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Magazine
- Editing
- Dick Kraus (editor); Will Lieberson (executive editor); Sidonie M. Gruenberg (consulting editor)
Speedy Wheeler Saves the Day and Wins a Bike
Schwinn Bicycles; Speedy Wheeler / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Milt Youngren (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Youngren (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Speedy Wheeler; Jack
- Synopsis
- Speedy is told by his Dad that he can't afford to buy him a bike, but when his father leaves a briefcase with important papers in it at home, Speedy borrows a friend's bike and delivers them to his Dad....and receives a new bike in gratitude.
Indexer Notes
On the inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Jordan
- Inks
- John Jordan
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They're making history!
- Feature Logo
- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow
- Synopsis
- Don encourages his readers to collect waste paper as well as tin cans to help the war effort.
Indexer Notes
A PSA for paper collecting as part of the war effort, along with the indicia and editorial information.
Aerial Pickup
Don Winslow / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Feature Logo
- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow; Red; Admiral Colby; Admiral Warburton; The Japanese (villains)
- Synopsis
- While flying Admiral Colby back to the naval base, hias plane is attacked by Japanese fighters. While the Admiral bails out, Don and Red take the plane into a water landing. Later, they begin a mission to rescue the Admiral and the vital attack plans he is carrying.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hero of a thousand daredevil adventures! It's Radar!!
Indexer Notes
Promotes Master Comics and the feature Radar.
[no title indexed]
Gilbert Science Toys / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello boys! Do you know all these exciting facts...
- Synopsis
- This illustrated page discusses facts about the famed Gilbert Hall of Science located at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street in New York, maker of American Flyer trains, Erector sets and chemistry sets.
[no title indexed]
Jetsam Joe / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Joe! What are you doing?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jetsam Joe
- Synopsis
- Not having seen or heard from his girl in 15 years, Joe writes her a letter to have her send him her address.
He Always Has an Explanation Handy
Eaglebeak Spruder / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Eaglebeak Spruder
- Synopsis
- Eaglebeak challenges the throwing accuracy of someone and pays the price for it.
Indexer Notes
Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Don Winslow's Crossword Puzzle
Don Winslow / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Jordan
- Inks
- John Jordan
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow
Indexer Notes
Crossword puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Jetsam Joe / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Joe! I want you to paint the deck!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jetsam Joe
- Synopsis
- Joe is ordered by his Captain to paint the deck, a job reaquiring 20 gallons of paint. Joe discovers he only has one gallon and tries to paint quickly before he runs out of paint.
Stalemate
Don Winslow / comic story / 5.5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow; Red; General Hing; Colonel Martin; The Japanese (villains)
- Synopsis
- Don volunteers to try and rescue a unit of Chinese freedom fighters from possibly being wiped out by japanese forces that have them stalemated.
Consolidated PB2Y-2 "Coronado"
Don Winslow's Fighting Ship / illustration / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
There is a strip at the very bottom of the page with promotional ads for Captain Marvel's Magic Folder and Rocket Raider.
Everything Always Seems to Be in His Favor
Eaglebeak Spruder / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Eaglebeak Spruder; Rooney
- Synopsis
- Two toughs get the tables turned on them when they decide to lie in wait for Eaglebeak to knock his block off.
Indexer Notes
Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
Jetsam Joe / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Joe! I'm making up your pay envelope for last week!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jetsam Joe
- Synopsis
- Joe's Captain gets the better of Joe on payday.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Reamer Keller (signed)
- Inks
- Reamer Keller (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I started a rumor that the tackling dummy is stuffed with Wheaties.
- Synopsis
- Illustrated Wheaties promotional advertisement.
A Break for Drake
A True "Warriors of the Sea" story / text story / 1.33 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Ensign John Drake
- Synopsis
- Drake's Grumman Avenger gets shot down in Japanese waters, but the American Air Force shows up just in time to drive away a Japanese rescue boat intent on making the pilot their prisoner.
Indexer Notes
A true story in a series.
Lifeboat Equipment
text article / 0.67 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- This factual article discusses equipment that protects U.S. boys at sea: matches, oars, propellors, painters, plugs, provisions, rowlocks, rudder & tiller, sea anchor, storm oil, signal flag, signaling mirrors, signal pistol, water, and wooden bullet hole plugs.
Undersea Raiders
Don Winslow / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Feature Logo
- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow; Red; Captain Mirmo; The Japanese (villains)
- Synopsis
- After a Japanese sub torpedos the destroyer he is on, Don is captured by the Japanese, who attempt to torture him into relaying information as to the whereabouts of his transport.
A Special New Feature -- "British Seagoing Slang"
text article / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Includes the solution to the crossword puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- First we blow up the arsenal...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Volto; Jimmy
- Synopsis
- Although captured by a couple of thugs, Volto and Jimmy escape and help capture the duo before they can blow up an arsenal.
Indexer Notes
This strip was copyrighted and promoted as a sales gimmick for Grape Nuts Flakes.
[no title indexed]
Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's what you get as prizes in Kellogg's Shredded Wheat!
- Synopsis
- Illustrated ad for Kellogg's Shredded Wheat, which focuses in on the great prizes one can get from boxes of the cereal: action pictures of battleships, cruisers, destroyers and other Navy craft, which one can print with a hot iron onto sports shirts, jackets and swim suits.
[no title indexed]
Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meet a Bit-o-Honey
Indexer Notes
Illustrated advertisement for Bit-O-Honey candy bar, and has a coupon for readers to send in in order to get "the key to your secret number."
On the inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
X-acto Knives / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Choice of the experts
Indexer Notes
Illustrated advertisement by the X-Acto Cresent Products Company, pushing their line of products, including the famed "X-Acto knife."
On back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow -
1.
Speedy Wheeler Saves the Day and Wins a Bike
Schwinn Bicycles; Speedy Wheeler -
2.
["They're making history!"]
Don Winslow -
3.
Aerial Pickup
Don Winslow -
4.
["Hero of a thousand daredevil adventures! It's Radar!!"]
-
5.
["Hello boys! Do you know all these exciting facts..."]
Gilbert Science Toys -
6.
["Hey, Joe! What are you doing?"]
Jetsam Joe -
7.
He Always Has an Explanation Handy
Eaglebeak Spruder -
8.
Don Winslow's Crossword Puzzle
Don Winslow -
9.
["Hey, Joe! I want you to paint the deck!"]
Jetsam Joe -
10.
Stalemate
Don Winslow -
11.
Consolidated PB2Y-2 "Coronado"
Don Winslow's Fighting Ship -
12.
Everything Always Seems to Be in His Favor
Eaglebeak Spruder -
13.
["Hey, Joe! I'm making up your pay envelope for last week!"]
Jetsam Joe -
14.
["I started a rumor that the tackling dummy is stuffed with Wheaties."]
Wheaties -
15.
A Break for Drake
A True "Warriors of the Sea" story -
16.
Lifeboat Equipment
-
17.
Undersea Raiders
Don Winslow -
18.
A Special New Feature -- "British Seagoing Slang"
-
19.
["First we blow up the arsenal..."]
Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars -
20.
["Here's what you get as prizes in Kellogg's Shredded Wheat!"]
Kellogg's Shredded Wheat -
21.
["Meet a Bit-o-Honey"]
Bit-o-Honey -
22.
["Choice of the experts"]
X-acto Knives
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
- Michael Vance
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